Siemens PLM Announces Solid Edge Academic Initiative
 PLANO,
TX, June 15, 2011 - Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation
Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM)
software and services, today announced a call to action for customers of its
Solid Edge software and Velocity Series portfolio that will enable them to
help build the next generation of engineering talent. The company is looking to
its customers to provide real-world engineering best practices for a
new academic initiative designed to help meet the manufacturing industry’s
growing demand for high quality engineering graduates. The result will be a
steady stream of students graduating with practical hands-on engineering
experience using modern product design software.“Our Solid Edge and Velocity
Series customers produce some of the world’s most innovative products. They know
how difficult it is to find and recruit new engineering graduates with the right
set of skills and experience to quickly add value to their product design
process,” said Karsten Newbury, senior vice president and general manager of the
Velocity Series and Solid Edge business, Siemens PLM Software. “That is why it
is so important for us to work closely with the people who best know how to, not
only use modern product design technology, but also what it takes to effectively
apply that technology to real world problems and come up with unique and
creative solutions that will create value for their customers. By building new
engineering curriculums around this knowledge, the benefits to the academic
institutions, their students, the manufacturing industry and, of course, to our
own customers will be truly significant.”
“Engineering and Technology is the key to our future and the program Siemens
PLM Software is putting together is exactly what the global manufacturing
industry needs to help foster the creativity of young minds to address the huge
challenges that face the human race in the coming decades,” said Mr. Gareth
James, Head of Education (5-19) at the Institution of Engineering and Technology
(IET).
“As a leading manufacturer of gear products and services, David Brown has
been providing engineering expertise to a range of global industries for more
than 150 years,” said Graham Penning, Group Technology Director at David Brown.
“We have a clear vision of the future and are keen to preserve, apply and expand
our vast gearing expertise to the technologies and people which will make up
this future. Working directly with our local schools and colleges to promote a
stronger engineering curriculum, based on real world situations and data, has
enabled us to significantly expand investments in the future of our company such
as Gear Academy, our company-wide training and development programme. So as a
long time user of Solid Edge, we are very encouraged by the prospect of the new
Solid Edge Academic Program.”
The academic initiative referenced in today’s announcement expands upon
Siemens PLM Software’s well established GO PLM initiative, which leads the
industry in the commercial value of the in-kind grants it provides. GO PLM
provides PLM technology to more than one million students yearly at nearly
11,000 global institutions, where it is used at every academic level – from
grade schools to graduate engineering research programs.
Companies using Solid Edge or any of the other Velocity Series solutions
including Femap software, Teamcenter Express software, or CAM Express can get
more details at
www.siemens.com/plm/solidedgeacademic, or can contact their regional Solid
Edge Academic Program team directly.
About Siemens PLM Software
Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation
Division, is a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM)
software and services with 6.7 million licensed seats and more than 69,500
customers worldwide. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Siemens PLM Software works
collaboratively with companies to deliver open solutions that help them turn
more ideas into successful products. For more information on Siemens PLM
Software products and services, visit
www.siemens.com/plm.
About the Siemens Industry Automation Division
Siemens Industry Automation Division (Nuremberg, Germany) is a worldwide
leader in the fields of automation systems, industrial controls and industrial
software. Its portfolio ranges from standard products for the manufacturing and
process industries to solutions for whole industrial sectors that encompass the
automation of entire automobile production facilities and chemical plants. As a
leading software supplier, Industry Automation optimizes the entire value added
chain of manufacturers – from product design and development to production,
sales and a wide range of maintenance services. With around 33,000 employees
worldwide (September 30), Siemens Industry Automation achieved sales of €6.2
billion in fiscal year 2010.
www.siemens.com/industryautomation.
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